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Originally Posted by troutman
Is this really democratic? You end up with a ruralocracy, where small provinces (population-wise) have more power than larger provinces.
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Not really.
Look at the two houses in Thunderball's propoposal in unison.
Ontario: 124 representatives
Quebec: 75
British Columbia: 45
Alberta: 37
Manitoba: 16
Saskatchewan: 15
Nova Scotia: 14
New Brunswick: 12
Newfoundland: 10
PEI: 6
Territories: 2 each
Or:
Atlantic Canada: 42
Quebec: 75
Ontario: 124
Prairies: 68
British Columbia: 45
the largest provinces still have the majority of the representatives.
The difference is that policies that do not represent the majority of Canadians, both by population (House) and by region (Senate) don't get passed. This is the kind of system we should be moving to.